Soft-collar holder



March 31, 1931. w. A. VORMSBEE 1,798,803

SOFT COLLAR HOLDER Filed July 3, 1930 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 31, 1931 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE "WILLARD A. DBHSBEE, F TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB T0 TAUNTON PEARL WORKS, INC., A CORPORATION 01 MASSACHUSETTS sonar-cornea HOLDER Application filed July 3, 1930. Serial No. 485,580.

This invention relates to a support for a soft collar, and has for its object to prevent the points or corners of a soft collar from rolling upwardly or spreading excessively apart whereby they may be maintained in the desired position when worn.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a soft collar support which will be exible or elastic so as to bend or give, by pressure of the chin upon the same, and will return to desired position when the pressure is released.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of broad collar fold engaging portions to prevent any distortion of the fold of the collar at the oint engaged.

A still further 0 ject of the invention is to provide a support which may be worn with a collar holder and which will not interfere with its action.

With these and other objects and advantageous features in view, the inventionsconsists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and more particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fi 1 is a perspective view of'the collar showing in dotted lines the position of the holder with reference thereto Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holder;

- Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof;

Fig. d is a side elevation showing the holder as engaging the fabric of a collar to be retained in position;

Pig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of aportion of the wire core;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the covering for the core;

Fig. 8 is a pers ective view of a modified form of covering fhr the core; and

Fig. 9 is a section of the win 'on line 5-5 of Figure 2 showing the same efore its attaching portion is bent about the core and its covering.

Soft collars when worn often have a sloppy appearance by reason of the points or corners becoming turned or rolled upwardly and outwardly, which occurs frequently when worn by a person assuming a sitting position, as at a desk or the like, with the head bent forward; and in order that the corners or points of the collar may be retained straight to preserve a stiff collar neater appearance with soft collar comfort, I have provided a support which is positioned beneath the necktie and along the inside edge of the collar to engage the same and maintain it in desired position, the same eing sufliciently flexible and elastic to yiel due to pressure of the chin when the head is bent forward and return the collar to the desired position when pressure thereon is released; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawings, 10 desighates the core which I have found convenient to form of resilient steel wire, the same being bent into a generally U-shape form, as illustrated in Figure 2, which is covered by a tubing of helicall wound wire 11, extending substantially the full length of the U- shape core. The ends of the tube arereceived within cups 12 which are retained in position on the core by the loop 13 thereof engaging the cups as at 14. The ends of the core are sharpened as at 15 to stick into the fabric 16,

asshown at 17 in Figure 4, and are limited in the amount they may extend into the fabric by the loop 13.

The U-shape device provides a body memher or cross bar 18 with legs 19 extending therefrom, and adjacent the juncture of the body and legs I have provided wings 20, preferabl formed of sheet metal with a portion 21 f0 ded about the core and its covering at this point of juncture. The wings are cut out forming an open center portion 22 and are provided with a rib 23 raised from the stock to stiffen the same against bending.

In positioning the device for use, the body portion 18 ispositioned beneath the knot 24 of the tie with the wings 20 engaging the fold 25 of the collar 26. The sharpened points 15 of the legs 19 are then caused to project into the fabric of the collar to a limited extent so as not to extend entirely therethrough, which mounts the device inworking position to hold the points of the collarstrai ht. The edges 27 of the wing portions are e ongated sufliciently to extend asuflicient distance along the fold 25 of the collar to prevent deflection of the fold and preserve the appearance of-the collar.

The helically formed tube which covers the core supports and strengthens the same, and for this may be substituted a tube formed of mesh as illustrated at 28 in Figure 8,.if desired.

It is convenient that the tubular coveringextend substantially from-end to end of the device, although the flexed andexposed portions of the core only need be covered.

The body 18 is curved sufliciently to conform to the shape of the collar for comfort in use, and the legs 19 may be at varying angles and the device of varying heights or widths to conform to'diflerent styles of collars.

While I have described certain construction forms which embody the principles of my invention, it is obvious, that other desired changes in arrangement may be made within the spirit andlthe scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: i

1. A soft collar support comprising a body member provided with legs extending there.- from, means adjacent the ends of the legs for enga ing and being retained in a soft collar ad acent the points or corners thereof, said legs comprising a resiliently flexible core with a helical wire covering thereon.

2. A soft collar support comprising a body member provided with legs extending therefrom, means adjacent the ends of the legs for engaging and being retained in a soft collar adjacent the points or corners thereof, and wings in line with said legs presenting a broad engaging surface secured adjacent the juncture of said body member and legs and projecting thereabove to engage the fold ofthe collar.

3. A soft collar support comprising a body member provided with legs extending therefrom, means adjacent the ends of the legs for engaging and being retained in a soft collar ad acent the points of corners thereof, and sheet metal wings lyingin substantially the plane of said body member and legs and secured adjacent their juncture to to engage the fold of the collar.

soft collar support comprising a generally U-sliaped wire core provided with means at its ends to engage and be retained in the collar, a tubular wire covering on said core, caps at the ends of said covering held in position by said collar engaging means, and wings secured to said covering and core and projecting therefrom to engage the fold of the collar.-

' 7. A soft collar support comprising a gen-.

erally U-shaped wire core coiled at its ends and sharpened at its extremities to engage and be retained in the collar, a coverin of helical wire on said core, caps at the en s of said covering retained in position by said coiled ends, and wingspresenting broad engaging surfaces having portions folded about said covering and core and projecting therefrom to engage the fold of the collar.

8. A softcollar support comprising a generally U-sha ed wire core coiled at its ends in a plane su stantially the plane of the wire and sharpened at its extremities to engage and be retained 1n the collar, and a tubular project therefrom and engage the fold of the collar, and ribs on said wings to stiffen 'the same.

4. A soft collar support comprising an inverted generally U-shaped wire core provid ed with means at its ends to engage and be retained in the collar, and a flexible covering on said core.

5. A soft collar support comprising an inverted generally U-shaped wire core provid- 

